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2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$37,368 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,424 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Ethnic Studies School for You

Ethnic Studies is the #136 most popular major in the country with 1,081 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for ethnic studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for ethnic studies majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Ethnic Studies Schools

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named DePaul University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for ethnic studies students. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DePaul are $42,012 a year.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at DePaul University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per year.

UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Ethnic Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison

$36,288 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Miami University - Oxford is a great value for ethnic studies students. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

Miami University - Oxford undergraduate students pay an average of $36,288 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Miami University - Oxford

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IU Bloomington are $38,352 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, IU Bloomington also did well on our Best Ethnic Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$30,370 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best ethnic studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

UIC undergraduate students pay an average of $30,370 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Ethnic Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

$15,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Eastern Michigan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value ethnic studies programs. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Eastern Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $15,500 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Eastern Michigan University

$21,475 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UWM are $21,475 a year.

Full Ethnic Studies at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

With a ranking of #8, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ethnic studies students. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U-M are $55,097 per year.

U-M also claimed a spot on our Best Ethnic Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full Ethnic Studies at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

With a ranking of #9, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ethnic studies students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Ohio State undergraduate students pay an average of $35,019 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#10

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for ethnic studies students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UChicago are $60,963 a year.

UChicago not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Ethnic Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Ethnic Studies at University of Chicago Report

Best Ethnic Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best ethnic studies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 14
Illinois 97
Ohio 57
Indiana 21
Wisconsin 18

Ethnic Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Area Studies 1,825
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 5

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to G. MГјtzel.

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